Customs Clearance and Trade Compliance
Streamline Global Trade Management with Customs Automation
Complex U.S. trade regulations can slow cross-border freight movements and create risk for customs brokers and self-filing importers. However, automating and digitizing U.S. Customs compliance processes alleviates time-consuming activities while aggregating data necessary to improve end-to-end international supply chain performance. Alongside global sourcing & product integrity and international shipment & order visibility, MercuryGate customs clearance solutions create a comprehensive trade management platform that protects profit and end customer experience.
Simplify U.S. Customs Processes and Import Compliance
Customs brokers and importers rely on MercuryGate software solutions to streamline and automate U.S. Customs clearance and compliance processes for international imports entering the United States. Scalable and secure cloud infrastructure supports open search, outbound email sends, and other key features:
- Customer & vendor entity management.
- Standard code reference & assignment.
- U.S. Customs filing templates.
- Product database.
Customs Compliance Module Features
Complete calculations and validations to provide the necessary data for filing an entry summary and cargo release with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Key components include commercial invoice entry and associated HTS lines, required PGA data, licenses & certifications, and other compliance-relevant data.
Create and distribute electronic Permit Form 7512 used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for tracking and controlling the movement of goods entering or leaving the U.S.
Enter U.S. Partner Government Government Agency (PGA) details, source and treatment details; commodity characteristics, licenses, permits, and certificates; entity information, packing details, inspection locations, routing, item identity numbers, and additional ingredients for submission to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Submit, store, and provide on-demand access for electronic document images and associated descriptive metadata required by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. DIS Publishing also collects and displays validation error results or receipt notifications for each submitted document.
Complete EPA Form 3540-1 Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices (NOA) and submit to the Environmental Protection Agency before the shipment arrives in the U.S. ports of entry.
Create and file electronically the required U.S. FDA information and data for the import of biologics, cosmetics, medical devices, drugs, food, radiation-emitting products, tobacco, and animal drugs/devices.
Premium Compliance Features for Customs Brokers
Premium features allow Customs Brokers to execute customs and trade compliance activities in the most streamlined process. These and other configurable tools support the integration of compliance and logistics data to eliminate manual activities, expedite U.S. Customs clearance, and improve import process visibility:
- Workflow manager & user reporting
- Section 321 Type 86 automation.
- Duty drawback.
- FTZ e214 filing.
- Accounting & reconciliation.
- Customer Portal.
- Proforma Invoice.
- PAPs Tracker.
Unify Global Trade Management
MercuryGate’s Smart Transportation solutions align all international import management activities in one platform to protect profitability and mitigate risk. Alongside customs clearance tools, access product sourcing technology and visibility solutions that help you monitor every order from the foreign factory floor to the customer door.
